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Well, if the Obama Administration did not know that JOBS, JOBS, JOBS is what this country wanted and put them in charge to head, they know now.
This economy is not getting better and no amount of spin will help. Oh, U.S. just added 39K jobs last month and that is pathetic.
And extending unemployment is a non-brainer, including adding another tier. If congress, on both sides of the aisle, fail to do this, there will be hell to pay down the road.
Employers added fewer jobs than forecast in November and the unemployment rate unexpectedly increased, underscoring the Federal Reserve's decision to pump more money into the economy to spur growth.
Payrolls increased 39,000, less than the most pessimistic projection of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, after a revised 172,000 increase the prior month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The jobless rate rose to 9.8 percent, the highest since April, while hours worked and earnings stagnated.
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Richardson Academy is a public school located in Tampa, Florida. The school is coed with 86 students and includes grades Prekindergarten - 5th Grade.
This school has received a rating of 6 on a scale of 1 to 10, which reflects how Richardson Academy performed on the state's standardized tests. See how well students performed. Learn more about this school's test scores.
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Mountainburg Municipal Jail is a high security city jail located in city of Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas. It houses adult inmates (18+ age) who have been convicted for their crimes which come under Arkansas state law. A large portion of the inmate's serving time in this jail are condemned for the time of over a year and are condemned for wrongdoings which are not kidding in nature. The jail is worked and kept up by city jail.
Below we have given information about the Mountainburg Municipal Jail including inmate search, contact details, visitation hours, driving directions and mailing information.
To prevent the spread of Coronavirus among the inmates, staff & visitors, the use face masks / facial covering is required!
Proof of vacination may be required to enter the facility.
To minimize the spread of COVID-19, & to protect imates / staff, visitor access may be limited / restricted.
To get most recent updates & visitation times, contact Mountainburg Municipal Jail by phone:
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|101 Highway 71 Southwest P.O. Box 433, Mountainburg, AR, 72946
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If you are searching for information of any inmate that is currently housed at Mountainburg Municipal Jail, you can visit the the official inmate lookup link. You can also call the jail / prison on 479-369-2000 to enquire about the inmate.
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However, If you are still unable to lookup the whereabouts of the inmate, then you can try finding on Arkansas statewide inmate search page.
Uncover the truth! Search for arrest records, police records, court records, and more.
You can send any mail to the inmates who are imprisoned in their respective jail / prison. Please send the mail or package to the address mentioned below.
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101 Highway 71 Southwest P.O. Box 433, Mountainburg, AR, 72946
Please make sure the mail or package that you are sending comes under the list of approved items. For further clarification on the allowed items, contact the prison administration directly on 479-369-2000.
Note: In case you want to send packages, you need to get prior approval from the prison administration. Contact the prison / jail staff for more information.
Inmates who are currently imprisoned can receive money into their commissary account via money order, check or cash. Inmate visitors can also deposit money directly into the inmate's account at prison administrative office.
Note: When sending the money via money order or check, mention the inmate id and full name on the back of the slip.
Inmates can call to any person outside who are on the approved members list between 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM. The cost of the call is beared by the receiver and the call can be of maximum 30 minutes. During rush hours, the calling time is reduced drastically to 10 minutes.
You need to get yourself registered in the visitors list before visiting any inmate in the prison. If you are visiting someone in Mountainburg Municipal Jail, make sure you are in approved visitors list. Confirm with the prison authorities before coming to visit the inmate.
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As part of the museum's ongoing archives program, LACMA is in the process of revisiting a landmark exhibition of African-American art from 1976. Entitled Two Centuries of Black American Art, this seminal show is acknowledged as the first comprehensive museum exhibition of African American Art. My department has been busy describing, documenting, and digitizing key details about this exhibition which will be posted on lacma.org as a service to researchers and the public.
Although the importance of organizing such an exhibition seems like a no-brainer in retrospect, the bitter truth is that it wouldn't have happened without pressure from three committed trustees—Franklin Murphy, Sidney Brody and Robert Wilson. In researching the exhibition, it has been a pleasure working with Wilson, who served on LACMA's board from 1974 to 1985 and was in fact one of LACMA's first African American trustees. Recently we visited Robert in his Hollywood Hills home where he generously loaded us down with information and treasures from his personal archives—pamphlets, exhibition promotions, newspaper reviews, and a rare poster. "I remember the impact this show had in making LACMA a place where the black community knew it was welcome," he told me.
Robert recounted how the exhibition opened with the customary party on LACMA's plaza but, meanwhile, the exhibition sponsor Phillip Morris threw a more exclusive dinner across the street including artists, lenders as well as Artie Shaw—with Armand Hammer requesting an invitation! (Phillip Morris, Artie Shaw, and Armand Hammer—three blasts from the past!) An essay by Robert documenting the show's origins will be a part of the upcoming web project. It is an important first-hand account of a watershed era in black historiography. We'll let you know here on Unframed when the project is complete. Our many thanks to the indefatigable Robert for contributing his vivid recollections, resources, and enthusiasm.
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NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 ensures that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use cannabis for medical purposes where medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person's health would benefit from the use of medical cannabis. Recommendations must come from an attending physician as defined in Section 11362.7 of the Health and Safety Code. Cannabis is a Schedule I drug according to the federal Controlled Substances Act. Activity related to cannabis use is subject to federal prosecution, regardless of the protections provided by state law.


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The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trailer has been unlocked and can be watched below.
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has an August 8, 2014 release directed by Jonathan Liebesman, produced by Michael Bay starring Megan Fox as April O'Neil, William Fichtner as Shredder, Pete Ploszek as Leonardo, Alan Ritchson as Raphael, Jeremy Howard as Donatello, Noel Fisher as Michelangelo, Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick, and Whoopi Goldberg as Bernadette Thompson.
The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan.


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Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Apparel market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.
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Washing cars in the UAE is different than in other countries. In Ras Al-khaimah for instance it is essential to wash the car at least one or two times a week due to the dust that comes from the sand surrounding.
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Spoon shines on 'They Want My Soul'
"They Want My Soul," Spoon (Loma Vista/Republic)
The Austin, Texas-born band Spoon is out with its eighth album, "They Want My Soul." It's a lush jangle of guitars, smart lyrics and catchy refrains that continues to set the band apart from, well, other bands you're not quite sure you've heard of.
Therein lives the mystery of Spoon. They're just good enough to make a 20-year career out of music while producing albums and songs you've probably overlooked.
That may not last much longer thanks to a couple of standout tracks that are certain to be late-summer earworms once "They Want My Soul" migrates into frequent rotation.
"Do You" is the one song you must know about. It asks of the listener ""Do you want to get understood?/Do you want one thing or are you looking for sainthood?" It has a great pace and is delivered with matching emotion by the band's electrifying lead singer Britt Daniel.
While "Do You" offers straight-ahead rock, "Outlier" has a more modern feel with its danceable backbeat and ghostly keyboard echoes.
Spoon can do a little bit of everything, and does so on "They Want My Soul." To sound this fresh after two decades of work speaks to the band's smartness and savvy. They were one of the crowd favorites during their set at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta this year with an energetic stage presence.
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Tillman Furniture in Hazlehurst, MS is an authorized dealer of Jackson Furniture Products. Jackson Furniture believes that everybody should have a comfortable seating experience. Leaning on its heritage of over 75 years, they have ALWAYS focused on the best manufacturing techniques and designs to provide every consumer a product they can afford and be proud of.
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LOS ANGELES — This may sound sacrilegious to the legions of hardcore "Star Wars" fans, but having J.J. Abrams direct "Episode VII" will be a vast improvement and the best thing to happen to the franchise in a very long time. Yes, it was incredibly cool in 2005's "Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" to see the completion of Anakin Skywalker's transformation from plucky, love-struck teen to the embodiment of all that is deeply evil in the galaxy as Darth Vader — to hear him take that first raspy breath from beneath the iconic black helmet. But George Lucas' prequels were, for the most part, soulless, airless affairs and a far cry from the imagination and rough-hewn, can-do thrills of his original trilogy. You don't go to a "Star Wars" movie — and watch it 18,000 times, then camp out in front of a theater with your homemade light saber and Yoda sleeping bag waiting for the next one — for the smart, complex dialogue or well-drawn characters. But with Abrams at the helm and Oscar-winning "Little Miss Sunshine" screenwriter Michael Arndt crafting the script, there is some hope (a new hope, if you will) that the series finally will be infused with a deeper sense of humanity. Lucas was correct in calling Abrams "an ideal choice to direct the new Star Wars film" in announcing the selection of a director in a late-night news release on Jan. 25. And when he told the world in October that he was selling his Lucasfilm empire, including the lucrative and beloved "Star Wars" franchise, to The Walt Disney Co. for $4.05 billion, Abrams was at the top of many fans' lists of dream directors. He certainly was at the top of mine when I pondered what sort of fit various filmmakers might be for this material. Back then, I wrote that Abrams was "the most obvious choice, really. His sci-fi bona fides were already beyond reproach, and he solidified them with his reimagining of the 'Star Trek' franchise in 2009. … This just makes sense all around." It's true. If you look at the way he handled the redo of that other revered space series, it might provide some clues as to what his "Star Wars" might look like. Abrams clearly aimed to please the broadest possible audience by remaining faithful to the "Star Trek" mythology in some ways while shaking it up in others; the film made nearly $386 million worldwide and the follow-up, the 3-D "Star Trek Into Darkness," is due out May 17. Some fans were thrilled that he would boldly go to such daring places while some purists balked at the vast departures he took. And that might be true of the response "Episode VII" will get in 2015, when it's scheduled to come out; people tend to get proprietary when they're so emotionally invested in the stories like this. Abrams' "Super 8" from 2011 is another great example of his grasp of, and reverence for, the wonder that can accompany the best science fiction experiences. His homage to late-'70s, early-'80s Steven Spielberg productions is full of childhood innocence and the excitement of storytelling. And as he demonstrated with these films as well as his contribution to another beloved franchise, 2006's "Mission: Impossible III," the man knows how to direct an action sequence. He also happened to work with Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound on post-production on all the films he's directed, so a comfort level already exists from an effects perspective. He's a busy guy these days, though. Between steering these two massive franchises, he also has many other projects in the works through his production company, Bad Robot. Among them: a recently announced biopic of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, a possible "Cloverfield" sequel and the post-apocalyptic television series "Revolution." As talented and visionary as he is, who knows how good of a juggler he'll be? But "Star Wars"' influence on Abrams is well-documented, which is cause for optimism; he probably won't come up with some all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza with Jar Jar Binks at the center. And he spoke of it as recently as Jan. 26 at the Producers Guild Awards, where he accepted the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television for the groundbreaking series he created, including "Felicity," "Alias" and "Lost." He said being chosen to direct "Episode VII" is "as surreal as it is exciting." Asked what kind of spin he might put on such well-established material, he acknowledged that it was early in the process, but said: "I want to do the fans proud. I want to make sure the story is something that touches people. And we're just getting started. I'm very excited." Others in the industry already are excited, as well. "Modern Family" co-star Eric Stonestreet said at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night that he was looking forward to Abrams' "Star Wars" based on the success of his "Star Trek." "I have faith," Stonestreet said. "I'm hoping J.J. does J.J., because nobody else is doing it that well." AP writer Beth Harris contributed to this report. See also:
News-Herald Entertainment Editor Mark Meszoros blogged about his frustrating excitement over the pairing of "Star Wars" and Abrams.


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Bridging the Gap in the Arab States: Emerging Private Sector Response and Recovery Measures for Gender Equality amid COVID-19
UN Women, the IFC and the UN Global Compact have taken action to support companies and women in the Arab States during COVID-19, recognizing that eliminating barriers to women's economic participation and empowerment drives the growth of businesses and economies and improves the lives of families and communities.
This brief provides evidence of the different ways in which women's rights organizations have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the predicament that many of them face of increased relevance and demand at the same time as civic closure, restrictive work conditions, and diminishing funding.
UN Women conducted its first rapid assessment of the impact. of the COVID-19 pandemic on UN Women Oasis Centre beneficiaries in March 2020, when the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Fourteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic...
UN Women is at the forefront of the global drive to remove gender barriers because we believe in a world of justice and human rights for everyone. Towards that end, and as the only United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality, we marshal the world's best gender expertise and the considerable resources of the United Nations. We connect people in many realms, the national and international, the public and private, activists and officials. Together, our efforts are more than any of us could pursue alone.
Gender-Sensitive Police Response in Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the Arab States
The policy paper provides an overview of the police response to Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the Arab States region including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper then presents UN Women and UNODC's initiative on Gender Sensitive Policing, for further engagement of the police on the issue of VAWG in the region.
Gender-Sensitive Resilience Capacity Index: Gender-Responsive Management and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab States Region: From Emergency Response to Recovery and Resilience - Palestine
The aim of this report is to present evidence on the impact of UN Women's interventions and provide in-depth analysis around resilience and factors critical for strengthening resilience. This will allow UN Women to expand its evidence based on resilience and help better design programmes, ensuring that they are mainly based on needs and vulnerabilities of the population of concern.
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe and throughout the Arab States. The coronavirus pandemic is challenging hard-earned progress on gender equality and women's empowerment, and further exposing the detrimental effect gender inequality has on individuals, society, and the economy.
Ce Policy Brief met l'accent sur les différentes formes d'impact de la COVID-19 sur la santé des femmes en Tunisie. Durant la première période de l'épidémie, de nombreuses prestations sanitaires ont été reportées tandis que le personnel hospitalier se consacrait à la préparation des services de santé pour s'attaquer à la COVID-19.
Le rapport a pour objet une veille normative sur les différentes mesures prises en Tunisie pour faire face à la crise de la Covid-19 durant la première vague (mars - août 2020) sous l'aune de l'approche genre.
The results detailed in this country brief overwhelming speak to increased concerns for safety, both inside and outside the home (as a result of the pandemic), increased secondary trauma, specifically, the witnessing of violence against women, and online harassment. Most respondents believed tackling gender-based violence to be a priority in the COVID-19 response and voiced a willingness to report violations.
COVID-19 and the care economy: Immediate action and structural transformation for a gender-responsive recovery
This brief presents emerging evidence on the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the care economy. Complementing a separate UN Women brief on COVID-19 and economic recovery, this brief highlights key measures needed to address the increase in unpaid care work as a result of the pandemic, ensure adequate compensation and decent working conditions for paid care workers, and enable the participation of paid and unpaid caregivers in the policy decisions that affect them.
This brief shines a light on the critical role of women's leadership in responding to COVID-19 and preparing for a more equitable recovery. Across the globe, women are at the helm of institutions carrying out effective and inclusive COVID-19 responses, from the highest levels of decision-making to frontline service delivery.
Addressing the economic fallout of COVID-19: Pathways and policy options for a gender-responsive recovery
This brief presents emerging evidence of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on women's economic empowerment. Complementing a separate UN Women policy brief on "COVID-19 and the care economy", it considers the immediate gendered economic impacts, including widening socioeconomic divides and shifting national and international priorities for the allocation of resources, as well as the long-term implications for women's employment and livelihoods.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Violence against Women and Girls in the Arab States through the Lens of Women's Civil Society Organizations
This report, based on answers to a questionnaire circulated amongst CSOs networks in the region, presents emerging evidence of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality and VAWG in the Arab States. Developed through the perspective of women CSOs, the report documents major threats to women survivors of violence, associated with COVID-19, and the repercussions of the pandemic on vulnerable groups such as refugee and migrant women, and women with disabilities.
Mapping of available services for women survivors of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
The document aims to highlight available services during the pandemic and to provide women survivors of violence with necessary details of service providers in various region of Tunisia.
Women and girls admitted to COVID-19 community isolation centers are particularly vulnerable to be subjected to harassment, violence, exploitation and abuse due to specific gendered protection risks, including being confined to an isolated space, the gendered staffing of centers, the economic vulnerability of women and girls, and avenues to seek help being limited or hard to reach. WHO and UN Women are co-leading interventions within the isolation facilities to protection the needs of women and girls, through protection monitoring, ensuring complaint and feedback mechansisms, community messaging, and training and capacity building.
This guidance note seeks to assist policy and programme actors to conduct rapid assessments that are fully responsive to gender and intersectionality. It is focused on three critical steps: the development of assessment surveys/questionnaires, their implementation, the analysis of findings and resulting recommendations.
Rapid Assessment: The Effects of COVID-19 on Violence Against Women and Gendered Social Norms - Results of web-based surveys from nine countries in the Arab States
UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States partnered with RIWI corp. to conduct a web-survey in 9 countries in the region, (Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Yemen) to document the gendered impact of COVID-19 on men and women in the region, with a focus on gender roles and attitudes and practices related to gender equality and violence against women. This policy brief highlights the key findings from the regional study.
Impact of COVID-19 on Violence against Women and Girls in the Arab States through the Lens of Women's Civil Society Organizations
Through a regional assessment, UN Women has reached out to civil society organizations (CSOs) to understand the impact of COVID-19 on their work, the challenges they are facing and the solutions they are creating. This brief aims to highlight the key findings of this assessment. The brief also provides qualitative and quantitative data on the impact of COVID-19 on violence against women, including within the most vulnerable groups, through the lens of women CSOs from the Arab States region.
This brief addresses the importance of women's full, equal, and meaningful participation to an effective pandemic response and to peacemaking efforts, and how the women, peace and security agenda can provide a critical framework for inclusive decision-making and sustainable solutions. It also provides preliminary analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on women's participation in ceasefires and peace processes and offers a series of recommendations, including on "building back better".


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Happy Holiday's Everyone! Doesn't matter exactly how you celebrate, just remember to celebrate LOVE!
The Occupied Santa sent in three copies of the OWS Poetry Anthology… a copy will be in the park today (I'm heading down there with the library soon) for everyone to admire… or just print/make your own copy! And don't forget to keep sending poems… The movement is just getting started! And we need your poems! If you haven't gotten the freak poet in your family something yet, the anthology is the perfect gift and it's free online HERE!
On another note:
My friend Rami sent me this: America, by now, is truly a land of addicts; but some junkies are just better than others. On this Christmas, let us all remember, whether we've struggled with depression, cocaine, cigarettes, or our weight; be we heroin addicts or sex addicts, there's never been nor will there ever be a better, bigger, and more dangerous addict than that which stalks our dying country in the guise of the Wall Street Banker, the Wall Street Broker, the Wall Street Deal Maker. America's a land of addicts: but some junkies are just better junkies than others, and some, as W. S. Burroughs reminds us, are better people. Happy Holidays!
Last night I went down to the park for the midnight celebration! I was astonished to see a group gathered near Ground Zero in remembrance of 9/11 victims… It was a beautiful group, they were busy reminding each other "we must remember we are people of joy – it doesn't matter where we come from or what we worship" and guess whose watching!!!!
I couldn't believe NYPD COUNTER-TERRORISM officers were patrolling the actions of a group of people grieving the loss of their loved ones due to the attacks on 9/11… merry police state ya'll and I wish ya'll a happy jail cell! Once in the park, the Occupiers were busy keeping one another warm and full of good cheer. People read a speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. read one Christmas Eve and others spoke of the plight many members of the Baha'i faith face on a daily basis. For those unfamiliar with the Baha'i, they're a religious movement that seeks to show the interconnectedness of all faiths. It was a cold but beautiful night. And we were all reminded that Jesus was one of the first people to engage in a Direct Action when he overthrew the tables in the temple after the religious leaders of the day had lost sight of the spirit and had adopted an addiction to money. Jesus was a protester! Jesus would have been the first to enter Duarte Sq. Jesus would be here in the park with us. He/She would be with us, healing us, educating us, hugging us, possibly even shooting laser beams from his finger tips…
Hope to see you in the park today! The library will be there ready to give you a book for the holiday!


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Ati News, a site belonging to Morteza Talaee who is the previous head of the security forces and the current member of the Tehran's city council, in its usual anti-Christian propaganda reported that their social-life reporter had disclosed that shipments of so called, "Perverted Torah and Gospels" had entered Iran through its Western borders, reports FCNN.
Two days later, on May 31st, the same report was reiterated by the official anti-crime website of the Pasdaran Army called "Gerdaub" that a large shipment of Jewish and Christian Scriptures has entered Iran through the Western Azerbaijan province and according to security officials of that province the "occupier forces" that operate in the Western regions of Iraq were responsible for such activities.
Gerdaub, the official website of the Pasdaran Army continued its report by quoting the security official who had stated that:
Some of these books are distributed locally, but most of the books are smuggled and distributed all over the country. In just the last few months, hundreds of such "perverted Bibles" have been seized and burned in the border town of Sardasht.
The same unidentified security source adds that his intention has been to inform and enlighten people.
While the depiction of the Prophet of Islam and other historical religious leaders, whether in good or bad taste, has caused uproar and violent protests, threats of retaliation and assassinations, closure of embassies, long and mournful marches in various parts of countries of the world such as Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, its quite interesting that the official website of the most powerful military wing of the Islamic Republic of Iran engages in the shameful act of reporting the burning
of Bibles.
Of course, the security officials have not clarified the difference between these so called "perverted Bibles" and those that are commonly used by people around the world – including Iran.
These officials shamefully label the Holy Scriptures of the Christians contraband without realizing the over two billion people around the world and at least five hundred thousand people in Iran revere and consider holy. This action is no different than what the government has wrongfully accused many Christians of insulting the sacred beliefs of Islam.
On the hand the defenders of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the international organizations and human rights forums claim that religious minorities such as Jews and Christians enjoy constitutional protection and the adherents of these religions not only can elect their own representatives to the parliament, but exercise their religious rights freely and openly. But, as with many other rights and freedoms granted to the people in the constitution, this fundamental right has also been violated
and repressed by the Islamic government.
The leaders of the Islamic Republic not only use the weapon of their pre-selected parliamentary candidates to control who gets into the legislature, but severely suppresses the religious minorities by demanding the names of those attending church services, banning the entry of Farsi-speaking members into church building and any preaching in the Farsi language, rejecting any building permits for church buildings, and the publishing of Bibles and other Christian literature which amounts to nothing
but direct interference in the religious affairs of the very people it claims to be protecting.
For these reasons Christians have taken refuge at homes and congregate in home-style churches form small home-based churches. Even then, many of these Christians are harassed and often pursued by security agents and are arrested and detained. Many Christian leaders have been detained for long periods of time in undisclosed locations and often very expensive bails have to be posted to secure their freedom.
The question remains as to how long the Christian community outside of Iran can tolerate such persecutions and atrocities? Moreover, and not withstanding the fact that Iranian Christians do not have the right to publish their holy scriptures, those Christians from around the world who donate Bibles to their brothers and sisters inside Iran are insulted by labeling their donated Bibles as contraband and burned by the security agents.
It is only appropriate that the official website of the Pasdaran army that has published this report and has confirmed the validity of this news through one of its security agents be condemned by the international Christian community and the world to demand the identification of those perpetrated this shameful act.
Such insults and offensive actions in burning the Christian Bible coincides with the Islamic community's full enjoyment, freedom, and the blessings of the Western nations that allow them to publish the Islamic Holy Book, the Quran, and to build as many mosques as its needed in various European and North America cities.
The Quran states that the Torah and the Gospels are Holy Scriptures as well. Nevertheless, the Islamic leaders claim that the Bibles used by Christians and Jews are not the authentic scriptures but have been changed by the church. Considering the fact that the Quran also states that no man can destroy the word of God, the question remains that if the currently used Bible is, as the Islamic leaders so claim, a changed and untrustworthy document where is the real Torah and the Gospels?
If the Quranic claim that the word of God can never be perverted and changed, then there must be a copy of the real Torah and the Gospels somewhere. To this question Muslims have not credible answers. There is no such difference or variance between today's Scriptures and the original writings. Our modern Bibles go back to the very ancient copies of the scriptures that in some cases date back to only 50 years from Christ Himself. There are even copies of the Old Testament that date several hundred
years before Christ.
Definitely and for sure, one can not find any ancient writings that have been as carefully and precisely copied and preserved as the Bible has been. There are thousands of ancient manuscripts in world museums that testify to this fact. Therefore the claim that the Bible is a changed and false scripture is totally baseless and is nothing but a ploy to confuse and mislead people by the Islamic leaders.
In any event, the burning of any book, especially one that is honored and revered by a great majority of people around the world, is an unacceptable and immoral act and must be condemned by the world community.
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Irish Soda Bread
I have some exciting news that I've been wanting to share for a couple weeks now… Starting today, I will be contributing as the newest blogger over at Yankee Magazine. Every other week, I'll be posting about a Yankee recipe over at Cooking New England. Keep your eyes out for this "As Seen on Yankee" icon to indicate the recipes that I'm posting over there. I also added the icon to my left sidebar so you can click over to Cooking New England any time you'd like.
If you don't live in New England you may not have heard of Yankee Magazine. It's a regional magazine that's all things New England – from food to travel to the best tourist attractions and everything in between. For my first post, I decided to take a stab at Irish Soda Bread. Be sure to click through to get the full recipe.
And to sweeten the deal even more, the lovely people over at Yankee are offering a Yankee prize package to one lucky Beantown Baker reader.
Prize Package includes:
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– Copy of The Apple Lover's Cookbook by Amy Traverso
– Yankee's latest 2 bookazine cookbooks – signed by Amy Traverso (I have the one with the pancakes on the front – can't wait to make some recipes from it – I flagged quite a few!)
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86 Responses to "It's almost my 2nd blogiversary GIVEAWAY! Part 1"
yay one year of fabulous things in the kitchen!! We are green by using green bags and recycling. My work is also VERY green, in about every way imaginable!! i pick the french bull vine lunch bag as a great way to be green! Congratulations again!!
We are trying to be greener by using our own grocery bags but we forget them at home sometimes. Our newest green adventure is worm composting! our worms arrive this week and we look forward to reducing our garbage output!
I would love the Built Extra Relish Insulating Lunch Bag, the shoulder strap is handy!
Thanks for the giveaway.
Congrats on your blogiversary! DH and I bring canvas totes with us when we go grocery shopping, and our county has a fantastic recycling program which we participate in.
I also love the Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag (micro dot). My current lunch bag for work is ghetto, so this would be a serious upgrade!
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We are actually very green in my home. We recycle, compost, and use all natural cleaning products, and eat organic as much as possible. I'm very big into using reusable bags for stores. My husband thinks I'm crazy half the time but I do as much as I can to make sure my impact on the environment is as small as it can be.
we are just starting to try to convert into a green household. so far though, we only use the green grocery bags, no more plastic or paper ones for us….ive always switched most of my cleaning products so that im just using water and vinegar…
I love the Earthlust feather bottle! 🙂 Thanks for the great giveaway!
Yay! I try to be green by using reusable shopping bags. I'm working on other ways as well.
I also love the Extra Built Lunch Bag, microdot.
Cool Giveaway! I love those lunch totes, and have been wanting one. So that's what I would choose.
I try to be as green as I can. I use reusable totes at the grocery. Also, despite my TINY apartment, I collect all my glass, aluminum, plastic, and paper/cardboard recycling. Then I lug it all to a recycling center. (NOT the kind that pays you for your items either). And I'm a big stickler for turning the lights out (even though I use the energy efficient bulbs), and I keep the tv off as often as I can. For a while I even rode my bike to work, but it no longer works now that I work a night shift.
If I win (though I never do) you can reach me at erinsfoodfiles at gmail dot com. 😀
We are using linen napkins instead of paper, we use reusable grocery bags, and we no longer use bottled water! Great giveaway! I would love to have one of the lunch bags, mine is getting worn out!
– I bring my lunch almost every day in reusable containers, and use a reusable mug when I go to coffee shops.
– Eco Lunch
We are currently cleaning/packing to move, and won't throw anything usable away – we are trying to sell everything usable to 2nd hand stores or donate them – it pains me so much when I see people throwing perfectly good furniture away in the dumpster!
I love the SIGG bottles! I pick the Swiss Quality design!
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I love Sigg bottles…and we like to recycle as well. 🙂 Great giveaway and happy blogiversary!
Oooo…I love this Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag Micro Dot! We are trying to be green too, we use reusable Chico Bags for groceries and shopping, Sigg water bottles, recycle, etc.. Happy blogaversary!!!! Here's to many more delicious meals!
congratulations on your blogiversary! I go green by using reusable bags at the grocery store. I also use tins to bring in goodies to work (instead of disposable plates).
I would be interested in the lunch bag.
I carry my envirosac with me almost all the time and use it for pretty much everything – groceries, stuff from cvs, the farmer's market, library books, etc.
If I win I'd like the dot 7 lunch bag.
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I use reusable grocery bags, reuse cups and utensils at work instead of continuing to throw away plastic, and buying local in season produce.
I like the Mystery Noir bottle.
Congrats on your blogiversary! We try to be green by limiting consumption on our heat & air conditioning, by recycling, and reusing bags or bringing our own bags to the store
We try to be green by always recycling, using resuable grocery bags, and purchasing items with minimal packaging (when applicable).
I would LOVE that lunch tote. What a great giveaway!
We are green by recycling, keeping our a/c at a reasonable temp, and using vinegar to clean as much possible. I would love to win one of the Eco Bottles prizes. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you!
We've been working hard at greening up our home/family since January. School lunches were a big thing and now we're totally green there too. Yea, us! Getting my mitts on one of those cool lunch bags would be perfect.
Thanks for the chance to win and congrats on your blog-versary!
I love your blog congrats on the blogiversary! I use my envirosaks for grocery shopping, and at work we receycle paper!, I would love to get the insulated lunch bag in french bull vine, I will probable get it if I don't win!! Thanks
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We recycle, bring our own bags to the store, and have been switching our light bulbs over to CFL. I love the multidot lunch bag. I have been coveting insulated lunch bags like these for quite some time now. 🙂
Great giveaway! We are slowly but surely becoming a greener household. I started making my own household cleaner and I plan to make our own baby food when the time comes.
I think the Insulated Bottle Slingers are too cute! My email is shoefanatic614 at gmail dot com
And now I'm off to find something to make off of your blog!
What a wonderful giveaway. We compost everything that we can and use reusable grocery bags, cfl lights, try to bike instead of drive for short trips…
Happy Blogiversary!
Hi!! Congratulations on the anniversary. I try to be green by using a Sigg water bottle for my daily water consumption. Since I already have a Sigg bottle, I would love the Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag (Micro Dot). Basically the one pictured on your blog. Big and cute. Love it! Thanks for the giveaway offer!!
I belong to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture): I purchased a share in the springtime, and now I receive a basket of seasonal produce each week at the farmer's market. I would love to win the Safe Sippy Bottle for my neice. She turns one next month- yay for one year celebrations!
My e-mail is on my website:
Thanks for spreading the green love!
Happy almost birthday! I am the type that celebrates all month long, so March is usually a blur for me!
I just made your goat cheese/almond/bacon thingys for my picnic tonight!
I would love the eco bottles, I already love my lunch bag.
And I definitely try to use recycled bags at the grocery store – I forget a lot though!
Congrats!!! YAY!! One way I am "green" is that we use Sigg bottles all the time. We love them. I would love the Lunch Bag.. that is awesome!! gty46 at hotmail dot com
There's no recycling at the apartment building I live in (the landlord doesn't have a separate recycling bin for the tenants to use), so I hoard all of my recyclables (papers, plastics, glass) and set it out with the neighboring business's recycling on trash day.
Congrats! What a great blog giveaway! One way that we are going "green" is by recycling. We have also pitched in with our friends next door to make sure that everything is being recycled! I would love to receive the Built NY Lunch bag! My email addy is stefaniehunn (at) gmail (dot) com.
happy blogiversary!We use cancas totes when we grocery shop, use naturl cleaning products & recycle.i love the french bull vine lunch bag!
Congratulations! We try to be as green as we can. We use canvas tote bags when we grocery shop, we ride our bikes to the farmers market, and we have replaced all of the light bulbs in our house with cfl bulbs! If I won, I would pick the French Bull Vine lunch bag.
Happy Blogiversary!
Not only are we taking our re-usable bags to the grocers, buying organic and banning disposable items from out lives, I've also become more conscious of
my dish washing habits.
I'm being careful to remember to recycle my gray water! We use biodegradable dish soap and when I rinse my dishes I make sure the water falls into a large bowl. I later use it to water my plants, trees, etc.
Learn more about gray water to save some money on your water bill, and save the planet, too!
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P.S. The bull vine lunch bag is the cutest!
happy blogiversary! so many goodies, i'm sure you have many more in store!!
those lunch bags look awesome 🙂
Happy Blogiversary!
We've done lots of things to go green around our house lately. No more plastic bags, we bring our own. We cloth diaper and line dry. We use stainless steel reusable bottles for water. And we're starting up a garden to name a few things.
I'd definitely be interested in the Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag Black. So cute!
Jen, congrats on outstanding work on your blog. I do not want either of your gifts, just send cupcakes. Brooke made some great cupcakes last weekend. If you get to Illinois, I could show you the work that I am doing in sustainable landscaping. By properly selecting the right plants, you have less mowing, use less water, less fertilizer and less pesticides.
I love your blog! Congrats on two years! I recycle everything I can. I am also a stickler for turning off lights and electronics when not needed.
If I win I would like the Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag (micro dot). It is so cute!
I want to make something from your blog too. The creme brulee cupcakes look delish!
Happy 2 year blogiversary!! It's so cliche but… time flies when you're having fun! While I'm not the "greenest" person, you know those notes in hotel bathrooms where you can use the towels more than once to conserve energy by reducing laundry? Yup! That's me. I'm a towel reuser. Oh and I try to recycle my soda cans and water bottles whenever possible. It's a start right? 🙂 I'd love to win the lunchbag. I hope I win!
We recycle paper and all bottles with a deposit, plus no longer buy bottled water. I would love to have an Insulated Tote for our stainless steel bottles! Thanks!
Happy Blogiversary!
I love your blog — the recipes you post are great and so are you!
I currently have a very unfashionable little tote which holds nothing so I would love the Insulated Lunch tote — it's part of my green living. I bring lunch every day in plastic containers and have been skipping out on using plastic bags! I also recycle and use refillable water bottles instead of buying them!
It's cheap and good for the environment 😉
What a fun giveaway! I love my reusable grocery and canvas bags. I love the Multidot lunch bag. So cute!
Happy Blogiversary! We are doing our part for the enviroment by using canvas bags for groceries, reusing water bottles, recycling. I like the Gourmet Getaway Insulated Lunch Bag Nolita Stripe lunchbag. Thanks for the giveaway! I LOVE the Harry Potter cupcakes! paislie98 at hotmail dot com
One green thing I do is bring reusable bags when I'm out grocery or clothes shopping. I can actually carry more in my bag than the plastic bags they give out at the store.
I would LOVE the gourmet insulated lunch bag with the rainbow flowers.
Love the microdot lunch bag!
Just found your great blog a few weeks ago, searching for pulled bbq pork. Thanks!
We bike as much as possible or if the snow is too deep take the bus to work. Also we put in suntubes in some dark spaces in the house to cut down on light usage.
We take canvas grocery bags to the grocery store, and I recycle everything!
I would love the Built Gourmet Getaway Insulated Lunch Bag
Great giveaway! We use a Brita Filter instead of buying bottled water. I would love the Eco Bottle in Purple Blossom. My email address is email@example.com.
I use reusable shopping bags, and when I don't and end up with plastic bags, I recycle them. I bring them to the library. They can always use them. I plan on starting a compost bin in the fall.
I've been wanting a SIGG water bottle, so I would like an Eco Bottle if I win.
Happy 2 year! i try to be green by not drinking from bottled water, but the water fountain and using a plastic cup. i also reuse cups when i go to the gas station to get a soda. I actually would want the exact lunch bag that you are going to get if i were to win! 🙂
I am very excited!
One way I lead a green life is that I take my own bags to the grocery store to save paper as well as plastic bags.
I would like to win the eco bottle…I love the lunch bag too!
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Love your blog.
I am very excited!
One way I lead a green life is that I take my own bags to the grocery store to save paper as well as plastic bags.
I would like to win the eco bottle…I love the lunch bag too!
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Love your blog.
Happy Blogiversary! I just posted about mine today!!!!
We use reusable grocery bags and we have cut a lot of the unnecessary energy use from our day to day, too!
I would choose the 'fly by night' snack bags! We could really use some of those!
Happy Blogiversary!! I do lots of things to help the environment, one being using reusable bags. And if we do get a plastic bag from somewhere it becomes a trash liner. We also use cloth napkins at every meal – makes us feel a little fancy! We recycle like madmen anything and everything. I run a business so anything that comes through the mail ends up being sent in someone to my clients. Rarely is something thrown away if it can find a home somewhere else.
Love the French Bull Vine although the Dot No. 7 would match my insulated bottle tote. 🙂
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Happy Blogiversary!!!
I have been trying to live a greener life for some time now. I use reusable bags at the store and metal water bottles. I would be interested in winning the eco bottles….:)
One way we are green is we will be using cloth diapers for our child.
I would go for the lunch bag, I love it!
I use reusable bags for grocery shopping and I recycle everything. I am looking into making my own reusable snack bags too.
I'd like the eco lunch bag!
well, we carpool downtown to work. we recycle like crazy. we have energy efficient in all of our lights (waiting to replace some until they burn out). biodegradable doggie poopie bags. pur water pitcher. trying to grow veggies & herbs although the squirels keep getting to them before we can! eat organic produce. i use real forks when i take my lunch to work. i dig your blog. and the sigg water bottle. happy blogiversary. 🙂
Happy Blogiversary!! DH and I recycle all of our paper, plastic and glass, sorting in separate bins and leave it our to be picked up by the town every other week!
I have tried to start using resuable grocery bags, but I have been bad about forgetting them.
I have been wanting to get a reusable lunch bag for a year or so now……just have not got around to it. So that is what I would love if I win….Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag Micro Dot.
Congrats on 2 years!
Hi again – I just posted one of your recipes on my blog Eggplant chips. I still would love to win the Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag (Micro Dot).
*Congrats again on your blogiversary!!*
We buy all of our produce that we can locally grown, we use re-useable sacks at the store, we recycle, we collect water to water plants/yard, and I'm HOPING next year to build a composting site 🙂
As far as products, I'm really diggin' the extra relish built lunchbag. That thing is awesome. And a shoulder strap! Swoon!
Hapy blogaversary!!! Man I thought I had you in my rss feed but I must not… I need to fix that! I've missed so many good recipes!!
I live green by trying to recycle as much as I can, we have a mulch pile, I try to drive in a way to get better MPG, and I combine trips, park in the middle and walk to each place LOL yup I'm a dork!
I'd love to win the lunch bag!
you can email me at stephchows at gmail.com 🙂
I've been using the envirosax bags and LOVE them! I haven't used a plastic bag in a long time. I would choose a lunch bag- they're so cute!
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Wow, has it really been two years already? Congratulations
One way that I lead a green life is by using canvas tote bags at the grocery instead of wasting all those plastic bags.
I think the Eco Lunch items are awesome and I would love to take my lunch to work in one of those. I would definitely choose the Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag Micro Dot. My e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com
I really enjoy your blog.
One way I try to be green is by recycling. I'm even known for taking boxes and things out of neighbors trash cans that irks me they throw away and recycle them myself.
I would like the Eco bottles.
Congrats on your blogiversary.
I am so green that sometimes people must think that I am a Martian.
What I do that's so green, and hope to encourage others to do, is use the pressure cooker to make daily food, as they do in India and other countries which have limited fuel (as in energy). You cut cooking time by 50 to 70% by using the pressure cooker for dishes such as soups, stews, chili, whole grains, vegetables, curries, steel cut oats and much more. such as chicken and meat but I am too green to eat those things. (Basically anything with liquid.)
I'd like the lunch bag if I win.
Leaving a comment anyway even if I don't qualify for the giveaway, I love the message to be green.
One way that you lead a "green" life = I don't use paper towels or those throw away swiffer mop cloth things! ooops that's two:-)
We (my husband and I) are green by using canvas tote grocery bags. We use them to carry our refrigerated and frozen foods often.
My favorite product is the Gourmet Getaway Insulated Lunch Bag Multidot. my email address is firstname.lastname@example.com
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Too fun! I still love the lunchbox and I could put some leftovers of this great dish in it!
SO tasty 🙂
Happy Blogaversary!
Keeping green in many ways but my fave is the great market basket I use on my now FEWER trips in my car.
I would love to have the Insulated lunch bag.
Thank you.
Happy Blogiversary!
In our attempt to help the Earth, we've started to make our own cleaning products. We've done quite a bit of other green things, but cleaning products was one thing I'd never do! They're great!
I would love the Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag in Black.
I started using the reusable bags every time I grocery shop. And if I must get plastic bags, I use those a second time for dog clean up. I've asked my coworkers to bring me their plastic bags as well, so I can recycle them.
I would like the Insulating Lunch bag. Both my husband and I try and bring our lunches every day. Thanks so much for the awesome blogs. I love reading them.
we do several things to go green- I use vinegar and water to clean most everything, we re-use any bags that come into the house, which is not many since I use re-usable shpping bags. We also use cloth napkins instead of paper ones and rags instead of paper towels (for most things). I would love a lunch tote! that is so cute!
I try to limit the amount of paper plates we use. It's kind of fun to have funky plates to eat off of!
I made the chickpea salad today from your blog – so good! Here's the link: http://jesstyler.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/salad-challenge-day-1/
Also, I forgot to pick something – ha! I like the French Bull Vine lunch bag or the High Tide bottle. Too cool 🙂
Happy Blogiversary!
We recycle everything and always bring our own bags with us to the grocery store. We also walk everywhere we can.
I'd like a Sigg bottle, I've actually been wanting one for awhile now!
Happy Blogiversary!!! I grew up in Brockton MA!!
We have reusable bags for shopping. I recycle all things plastic, paper and aluminum! I would love the Built Extra Relish Insulated Lunch Bag Micro Dot. Its very swanky!
Great blog! We are green by drying all our laundry the old fashioned way–outside and on laundry racks…our clothing lasts longer, our electricity bill is lower, and we are doing one small thing to treat the earth better! I love the lunch bag, what a great way to be earth friendly!
I have always loved your blog!
The biggest way I live green is cloth diapering. It has become an addiction and I love converting others to cloth. If I won I'd choose the Lunch in French Bull Vine. It's beautiful. I often tote lunch for me and my kiddos to playdates. My email is email@example.com.
I've started only using reusable bottles/travel mugs for water and coffee and I am always sure to use reusable containers for lunch. I also try to eat local organic as much as possible. It's been a great and rewarding challenge to "go green"!
I would love a Green Bottle in the Breeze
Congrats on one year!
We have a hybrid and compost up a storm. We even talked my mom into collecting her compost for us.
I'd love the Sharky Glow bottle for my son.
oops, email is danaonweb at gmail dot com
Happy Blogiversary!
Green Green Green! I've been carrying my own shopping bags for over 10 years, consolidate my errands, recycle everything possible. Freecycle Group in this area is fabulous. For the past year I've been running the kitchen faucet and the shower into a large watering can to save water while waiting for hot water. I use the water in my garden. I also save the water from rinsing vegetables for the garden. Carpool when possible or take public transit.
I would love an eco water bottle!
In our household we recycle everything that we can, we've converted almost all of our light bulbs, and we re-use bags, boxes etc. We also try to save electricity by unplugging things we aren't using etc.
Congrats on your blogiversary! 🙂
Happy Blogiversary! Your blog is just fabulous. I found you through the comment you posted in a Problogger article about giveaways (very fitting indeed). Here is my submission.
– One way that I lead a "green" life is by getting rid of all plastic bags and only using the reusable green bags at the grocery store.
– I would like to win the Eco Lunch item, please.
– You can get a hold of me via email: firstname.lastname@example.com
I am also having a giveaway at my blog if you and your readers are interested: middayescapades.blogspot.com.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in your giveaway!
Happy Blogversary Jen! Still love your blog, Im drooling over the jam as I type.
If I were to win, Id say a water bottle. Cant have enough of them considering the boys have soccer 3 nights a week this fall.
Much love! xo
(And apologies if I commented more than once, it keeps resetting on me.)
W eare greener, by using the cloth bags for grocery shopping, we recycle, and I have sseveral re-useable bottles/cup for my favorite coffe stop StArBuCkS… (plus it saves me 10 cents when I use them. =))
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We are green by recycling, composting, gardening, using Chico reuseable grocery bags, cloth diapers, cloth wipes, cloth sanitary napkins, cloth towels (in place of paper towels) cloth napkins, klean kanteens & energy efficient bulbs. We also use simple green for all our household cleaning & Charlie's natural laundry soap. We really try to think of any little thing we can. 🙂 I love BuiltNY stuff! I would like the Built Extra Relish in black.
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Found your blog through YoungHouseLove.com…I will definitely be back!
I use reusable grocery bags, recycle and use a real coffee mug at work instead of the styrofoam cups. Little acts, but I do believe even little things make a difference!
I would love one of the lunch totes…they are so cute.
I wish I had time to make one of your recipes before midnight, but I am out the door to meet some friends!


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MILAN — Perhaps the "It" bag's star just burned too bright. Those must-have handbag wonders, which flew out of stores before dropping into sudden oblivion, have given way to something more enduring: signature bags.
Iconic bags have been around since fashion fused with celebrity — Hermes has the Birkin, Fendi the Baguette, Gucci the Hobo, and so on — but now they are becoming a cornerstone of brand strategy, acting as a flagship item. These are bags so exclusive and enduring they have become emblematic of the label they bear.
Ferragamo launched its own entry into the category this week with the Fiamma, named for founder Salvatore Ferragamo's late daughter, who was the force behind Ferragamo's first handbag collection in the 1970s. Designed by Massimiliano Giornetti, the satchel-styled bag takes elements from a 1990s Fiamma Ferragamo design, including a top handle and a locked flap, for a creation meant to be both functional and aesthetically appealing.
"Handbags are something of a collector's item, something you can pass down from generation to generation, so it really has value. It is something that also represents a brand," James Ferragamo, grandson of Ferragamo and the brand's director of women's leather goods, said by telephone Tuesday, ahead of a dinner launching the new bag. "We want to maintain this in our collection for many years to come."
The Fiamma comes in three sizes, from a mini-version appropriate for the evening to a larger carryall, and has many iterations, from leather, python, crocodile, stingray, calf and fox. The price ranges from $1,650 to $27,000.
Ferragamo underlined the intergenerational aspirations for the bag, reflecting the company's three-generational family history, with an online short film project featuring mother-daughter and sister pairings from iconic families, including Mariel Hemingway and her daughter, Langley Hemingway Fox, that is posted on the brand's website.
Mariel Hemingway said she had no trouble signing on to the project. She's a long-time fan of Ferragamo and appreciated the family tie-in and the chance to work with her daughter. The role of fashion in everyday life hit home for the actress and, more recently, mental health advocate during a recent speaking engagement in Washington, D.C., when she kept getting compliments from strangers on her shoes — a pair of two-tone sandals with a silver buckle by none other than Ferragamo — from the decidedly non-fashion crowd.
"The point of fashion is not for people to walk the red carpet. It is so people can live their lives looking fashionable, stylish and beautiful in any realm they work in," Hemingway said.
Hemingway's daughter has been test-driving a mini-black Fiamma, which she said is perfect for her lifestyle.
"I am not the girl with the briefcase. I am the girl who takes ChapStick, a wallet and my phone," Langley Hemingway Fox said by phone from New York.
It's no surprise that brands are honing their handbag focus. Accessories have prove themselves recession-resistant, and the economic traction they give fashion houses is making it more critical for brands to develop an iconic bag, one that "can stand as a brand's flagship item," said Ginger Reeder of Nieman Marcus.
With sales of leather goods the fastest-growing segment in the luxury sector, there is enough room for every house to have an iconic bag, "and most do," Reeder said. Global sales of leather goods, excluding footwear, reached $50 billion last year, almost one-third of all luxury sales, according to a study by Bain & Co.
Ultimately, the customer will decide which bag becomes iconic.
"I think people want something that endures," said Alison Minton, a fashion blogger and handbag enthusiast who chronicles her passion for accessories on her blog accessorygeneration.com. "I think people don't want to buy a new bag every season but want a bag that is stylish and well-made and is going to last."
Minton herself has faced the "It" bag temptation. She resisted a friend's offer to pick up the Louis Vuitton Speedy Graffiti bag in Paris back in its heyday — and suffered a pang of regret when she saw the prices that the bag was later fetching on e-Bay.
Her collection now includes both icons and personal treasures, including a Birkin bag, a Gucci bag that her mother bought her in Italy a decade ago and a Goyard tote bag, which she said would now be out of her price range. "Luckily for me, when I bought my iconic bags, things were not as crazy as they are now."


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Teddy Roosevelt had never won a race at Nationals Park (at least not without being disqualified for cheating); but tonight a packed house got to cheer as our beloved #26 came from behind and crossed the finish line to claim victory in a 1-on-1 grudge match vs. The Bird from Baltimore.
It was a night of firsts, starting with the first Washington Nationals home game since July of 2006 not to feature an official presidents race. The "unsanctioned" event was announced only yesterday, after Teddy was tripped by the Orioles mascot, robbing him of a presidents race victory.
With the outfield scoreboard displaying the two contestants' vital statistics (Moustache-span: 2.5 ft), the racers were introduced and Teddy appeared from the centerfield gate draped in an American flag. The Bird got a huge jump out of the gate, but Teddy quickly turned on the afterburners. As they raced past the centerfield wall flashing "TED-DY," Teddy passed The Bird to run away with it in the home stretch.
It was the unquestioned highlight for Nationals fans in an otherwise depressing 9-1 loss to the Orioles. No, this one doesn't count in the standings (if there was any doubt, it was removed when the "The Presidents Racing Association of America" announced the fact shortly after the race), but one can hope that Teddy's come-from-behind victory will serve as momentum and inspiration.
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As Passing of the Pioneers enters a second year, the fascinating stories keep coming. Who could not be taken in by James Parker's story? Gold, Captain Moonlight and more than a stroke of good luck make it an interesting read. Or Octavius Palmer? While still a teenager, he travelled to California and took on the risky job of gold escort, while Mrs Isabella Gilholme's business sense saw her acquire a portfolio of shops and houses.
Hannah BIRCHALL: Died July 1889 at Bridgewater. I have mentioned Hannah Birchall before. In the News -May 26 was about the passing of Mrs Hugh Kittson who was Margaret Jennings, daughter of Hannah. Hannah's husband, Margaret's father, was Cook Abraham Jennings. Hannah and Abraham arrived in the district during the 1840s.
Amelia PITTS: Died 11 July 1897 at Myamyn. Mrs Dudden was known by many around Myamyn due to husband Stephen Dudden's work as a storekeeper in the town. She arrived in Victoria during the 1850s. From a search at Trove, I found that only three months earlier on April 19, 1897, the Dudden's residence, behind their shop, was destroyed by fire
James PARKER: Died 6 July 1899 at Heywood. At the time of James Parker's death, The Portland Guardian correspondent promised an account of Parker's life, in the next issue. Finally, on 9 August 1899, he came good with his promise and it was worth it. I cannot possibly summarise the life of James Parker, so you must read the obituary for yourself here. It is a fascinating read, particularly Parker's encounter with Captain Moonlight. I will, however, include a piece from the obituary which describes pioneer life. As you read, keep in mind the obituary is from 1899.
William DISHER: Died 11 July 1902 at Stawell. William Disher arrived in South Australia during the 1830s. He married Agnes Horsburgh in 1842 and during the 1870s they moved to Kewell West, north of Murtoa. William and Agnes had twelve children and by the time of his death, the couple had seventy-two grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Incidentally, William's mother had 220 direct descendants at the time of her death at ninety-two, including 120 great-grandchildren. William's sister was Lady Eliza Milne, the wife of Sir William Milne a South Australian politician.
John M. SHEEHY: Died July 1903 at Casterton. How I need a man like John Sheehy in my life.
John MacEACHERN: Died 4 July 1908 at Nelson. While John MacEachern had only been in the Nelson district from the 1870s, he had been in Australia since 1839 having arrived in Sydney from Scotland with his parents. He made his way to Victoria, first working at Strathdownie as a stockman, where he proved himself an excellent horseman.
Edwin BOASE: Died July 1911 at Murtoa. Edwin Boase was a newspaper pioneer in the Wimmera. He arrived with his parents in Adelaide as a baby during the 1850s before they headed to Castlemaine. He learnt the printing trade in Ballarat before moving to Horsham in 1872 where he printed the first edition of The Horsham Times. He later founded The Dunmunkle Standard and published the paper for thirty-three years until the time of his death. He married Isabella Cameron in 1878, a daughter of a former Horsham Mayor.
Octavius Frederick William PALMER: Died 18 July18 1914 at Terang. What a life Octavius Palmer led. He was born in London in 1833 and went to Tasmania with his parents and nine siblings in 1838. His father was Captain Frederick Palmer of the East India Company. After schooling at the Church of England Grammar School in Launceston, Octavius left for the goldfields of California where he spent three years driving the gold escort team of horses. He returned to the Castlemaine diggings and after some pastoral pursuits with his brothers, he settled in the Western District around Warrnambool.
Octavius was a member of the Warrnambool Polo Club and the Warrnambool Racing Club. He imported many head of Romney Marsh sheep in the 1870s. An article from The Age of September 1972, reports on the Palmer family breeding Romney Marsh sheep for 100 years with references to Octavius. How proud he would have been that his family continued to breed the sheep he preferred for the conditions of the southwest of Victoria.
I couldn't resist this insight into Octavius in later life. From The Mail (Adelaide), the article describes an "old buster".
Forty seems far too young to be thought of as an "old buster"!
Thomas BAILEY: Died 23 July 1914 at Ballarat. Like the JohnGreed above, Thomas Bailey was from Taunton, Somerset. He was born there in 1840 but at a young age, he left for the New Zealand goldfields. He then went to Ballarat where he had various mining interests. He married Sarah Craig, the daughter of Walter Craig owner at the time of Ballarat's Craigs Hotel.
Thomas was a member of the Ballarat Anglers Club, Ballarat Hunt Club and had a keen interest in football. His death was felt in many parts of Ballarat including the Old Colonists Hall, where, out of respect, a meeting was cancelled.
Richard BRYANT: Died 12 July 1919 at Hamilton. Richard Bryant was born in Cornwall in 1829 and married Elizabeth Millstead in 1850. The couple travelled to Adelaide aboard the Epaminodas in 1853. From there they went to Portland and Richard walked on to Ballarat in 1854 in search of gold. After the death of Elizabeth, Richard and two young daughters settled on land at Mooralla. He then married Irish-born Margaret Nowlan. Margaret passed away in 1907.
I have a family link to Richard Bryant via a daughter from his first marriage. Richard was the grandfather of Elizabeth Bryant McWhirter, wife of James Stevenson of Cavendish. James was the subject of the post "Hobbies Passions and Devotions.
Sophia Caroline GORTE: Died 10 July 1920 at Halls Gap.
I turned to Ida Stanton's Bridging The Gap for more information about Sophia Gorte. Sophia's husband Carl Wehl had a tannery in Stawell but owned land in Halls Gap. The house that Sophia built (as referred to in her obituary) was Glenbower 2 near Borough Huts, just outside Halls Gap. The house was so named as it was next to Glenbower owned by members of the D'Alton family, including twins Sophia and Henrietta.
That home went into ruin, however, at the time of Ida writing her book, poplars and remnants of the garden still existed. Ida tells how the D'Altons brought the poplars with them to Australia from Napoleon Bonaparte's grave on the island of St Helena. This is not as unusual as it sounds. A Google search found many others who also grew both poplars and willows grown from cuttings taken from the island's trees. An article from The Mercury tells of a Tasmanian family who did the same.
The bushfires of 1939 saw Glenbower 2 destroyed. There are photos of both homes in Bridging the Gap, and Sophia Wehl is on the veranda in the Glenbower 2 photo.
Sophia Wehl's daughter was a noted artist specialising in wildflowers. Her art teacher was neighbour Henrietta D'Alton who was famous for her wildflower art and had even exhibited overseas.
Margaret Ann DIWELL: Died July 1932 at Hamilton. Margaret was my ggg aunt and daughter of William Diwell and Margaret Turner. She was born at Portland in 1857 and married John McClintock in 1883. They lived at Grassdale and had eleven children including John, James Richard, and Albert Edward featured in my Anzac Day post The McClintock Brothers.
In the post, Passing of the Pioneers – A Year On, I mentioned the dangers of wrong information in obituaries. Margaret's obituary offers an example of this. It mentions her parents arrived in Portland in 1850. They, in fact, arrived on the Duke of Richmond in 1852. Margaret's mother is also mentioned because of her involvement in the murder trial of George Waines. I wrote about that trial in Witness For the Prosecution.
John Thomas EDGAR: Died 10 July 1941 at Melbourne. John Thomas Edgar was born at Portland in 1848, the son of David and Sarah Edgar. The Edgars settled at Pine Hills estate near Harrow. David Edgar subsidised a private school at the estate for the use of his children and the children of other settlers and John attended that school before going on to Hamilton College and later Scotch College in Melbourne.
With his schooling completed, John returned to Pine Hills to learn the finer points of running Merino sheep. This saw him go to on to become an expert breeder and judge of the popular Western Victorian breed. He took over management of his father's property Kandook Estate at Harrow and later the ownership. In 1871, John married Margaret Swan and they raised a family of twelve children. He was the brother of Walter Birmingham Edgar and a cousin to Jean Edgar, both Passing Pioneers.
Michael MURPHY: Died 12 July 1943 at Melbourne. I have driven past Tobacco Road, Pomonal many times en route to Halls Gap and finally, I know how it got its name. Michael Murphy was a former resident of Pomonal at the foot of the Grampians. He was one of the tobacco-growing pioneers in the area. I didn't know tobacco was grown there, but it seems obvious now that Tobacco Road was named for such a reason.
Michael was also a supporter of local football and cricket and was a founding member of the Stawell Druids Lodge. He was seventy-four at the time of his death, following complications of injuries received in a tram accident in Melbourne.
Isabella REID: – Died July 1953 at Heywood. Isabella Reid was the daughter of William Reid and Johanna Steven and wife of Charles Gilholme. Isabella ran a guest house but after Charles' death, she expanded her business interests into property.


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Last year I posted two Halloween costume tutorials and they were a big hit. In fact, they've been the biggest hits on this blog for the last month or so. But last year, the costumes were easy. E was a garden gnome, and H was a bat. This year, H upped the ante – he wants to be a pterodactyl.
A pterodactyl. Seriously. How am I supposed to make that?! H certainly keeps me on my toes. Here's what we came up with.
- a large piece of poster board
- approx. one yard of fleece fabric (or an amount that will fit your kid's arm-span)
- hot glue gun and glue
- scissors and hole-punch
- duct tape, preferably in a fun color
- five 9″x12″ pieces of felt in a variety of colors. I used 2 red pieces, 2 orange pieces and 1 yellow piece. These are not pictured.
- a helper who wants to be a pterodactyl
Originally I was going to use spray paint to decorate the costume, but after trying it on some scraps, I decided to go with felt instead. Just disregard that can of paint there. 😉
So, the Ptutorial:
Roll the poster board into a cone shape, centering the bottom point over your kiddos eyes and making sure he can still see. Tape the cone so that it will be the correct size to fit his head. This will be sort of a hat. A cone-hat. It's ok if there is a little wiggle room, since you will be making ties that will be on the inside of the cone-hat.
Punch two holes in the cone-hat near your kid's ears, using duct tape to reinforce them (the holes, not the ears). Keep in mind that the back of the cone-hat is heavy, so the holes will need to be in a place that will keep it balanced on his head. Also keep in mind that he has hair under the cone-hat where you are punching the holes – unless you want to give him a weird hole-punch hair cut. Yep, that's the way we roll.
Cut the salvage edge off your fleece. Cut this strip in half. Cut one half in half again, and set the other half aside.
Thread the two pieces of the first half through the holes in the cone-hat. Knot them on the outside. Use a piece of duct tape to secure the knots to the side of the hat, so they will be as flat as possible, but won't slip through the holes.
Wrap the tip of the cone-hat in duct tape. Extend the tape past the end of the cone and give it a bit of a curve.
Cut your fleece in half along the fold so that you have two relatively square pieces. Mine were each a yard long. Use one piece to wrap your cone-hat. I let a bit hang over the edge in the back of the hat, so none of the poster board would show. Use the hot glue gun to secure the fleece to the poster board, trimming off any excess fleece as needed, and making sure your curved duct tape tip pokes through the top.
Where the fleece overlaps the point on the front of the hat, fold it over and glue it to the underside of the poster board with the glue gun.
Your hat should now look like this:
Set your hat aside and have your kiddo lay down on the second piece of fleece. I took this picture and then decided to turn the fleece the other way, 90 degrees. So the wings will be wider, rather than longer. Make sure your kid is at the very top of the fleece, and then mark where his armpits are and cut two slits in the fleece, about two inches long. Fleece is very stretchy, so don't cut these too big, or too close to the edge.
About two inches in from the edges (where his hands would be) cut two more slits about an inch to an inch and a half apart for each hand. Again, not too big, they will stretch.
Cut the bottom of the fleece into a wing shape. Folding it in half makes it symmetrical.
Have him put his arms through the armpit holes like he was putting on a jacket, then his hands through the hand holes so that his wrists are through and he can grip the fleece in each hand. Now, measure where his waist is and cut two small slits about two inches apart in the center of the wings. Thread the second half of the salvaged edge strip through these holes so that the long ends can tie around your kid's waist.
The wings should now look like this (H is holding them up – not wearing them yet):
Now, using the felt, make dinosaur-like designs to decorate your wings and hat. This is easy, since no one knows what dinosaurs really looked like! We did these oval, spot thingies for the back/outside of the wings.
And wavy, red and orange stripes for the front/inside of the wings and for the hat. Attach all your felt decorations with hot glue.
Now, dress your kid in some dinosaur-hue clothing appropriate for the weather where you trick-or-treat. We used brown pants that we already had, and a greenish shirt. If I can track one down before the 31st, I might have him wear a yellow shirt instead, because every knows pterodactyls wear yellow shirts
Have your kiddo thread his arms through the wings, tie his belt (under his shirt), and tie on his hat. Notice that I covered the back of the belt with a dino-spot.
Voilà – pterodactyl!
Ka-kaw, ka-kaw!
Happy Halloween!
Oh, and if you are like me, you should just buy double the fleece you need, because you are going to make the first wings too small. But this is actually a good thing, since all pterodactyls live in family groups…